.In a current interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves revealed exactly how close he pertained to directing an episode of The Penguin, a sequel series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly associated with the program's development, scheduling conflicts with The Batman sequel obliged him to tip far from instructing. Collider mentioned this in the course of an interview along with Reeves." The many things is actually that I truly intended to," Reeves pointed out, explaining that his very early conversations along with Farrell made it appear achievable. Nevertheless, because of post-production focus on The Batman and manuscript responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was not able to dedicate to routing an incident. "There was actually a factor where our company realized ... I really could not be likewise routing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves failed to dismiss future participation. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I believe it would certainly be actually actually fun," he mentioned, noting his pleasure to carry on working with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an executive producer on The Penguin, likewise formerly confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not seem in the show. "Rob is not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves told Overall Film. the collection is going to concentrate on Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually really felt in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I am actually doing a Batman tale, Batman as well as Bruce is heading to be the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and features a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, illustrated through Farrell as "really darker" and "surprisingly fierce," remains to expand the Gotham cosmos. You can take a look at GameSpot's testimonial here. The Batman Part II is actually anticipated in 2026.